Roommate held in veteran's slaying

The search for a missing Army veteran ended Friday after police confirmed that her body had been found near Modjeska Canyon and that her roommate had been arrested in connection with her death.

An autopsy determined that the body found a day earlier was Maribel Ramos, 36, whose disappearance May 2 led to an outpouring of concern from friends, family and the campus community at Cal State Fullerton, where she was scheduled to graduate.

Investigators determined that Ramos was the victim of a homicide, and Friday afternoon arrested her roommate, Kwang Chol Joy, on suspicion of murder.

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